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Greg Dulli of The Afghan Whigs (David A. Smith/Getty Images)

Afghan Whigs don't sound like the '90s

Caryn Rose

On "Soft Control," Greg Dulli and the Afghan Whigs prove 40 years hasn't dulled their edge

Pasta with peppers, sausage and sun-dried tomato pesto (Gala Didebashvili / Getty Images)

The pasta that starts in the freezer

Ashlie D. Stevens

Smoky sausage, softened peppers and a glossy tomato-pesto sauce make this the kind of pasta weeknights deserve

Karen Attiah leads a discussion on Saudi hacking techniques at the Oslo Freedom Forum on May 28, 2019 in Oslo, Norway. (Photo by Julia Reinhart/Getty Images) (Julia Reinhart/Getty Images)

Fired WaPo writer nets free speech win

Sophia Tesfaye

Karen Attiah's firing by the Washington Post sparked a backlash the newspaper has paid for ever since

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at a press conference in Ottawa, Ontario, on Aug. 22, 2026, after trade talks with the U.S. collapsed. (Dave Chan / AFP)

Canada's not for sale

Heather Digby Parton

Tired of the president's coercive tactics, the Canadian prime minister puts his country's economy on the line

Transgender rights supporters and opponent rally outside of the U.S. Supreme Court as the high court hears arguments in a case on transgender health rights on December 04, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Republicans lean on anti-trans sentiment

Jeremy Kohler - ProPublica

GOP lawmakers have packaged two issues into one amendment in an effort to strip away the right to abortion

A Trump executive order to limit mail-in ballots just hit a roadblock as a federal court ruled against the administration to enforce the order. But there's still four months until the midterms. (Ronaldo Bolaños / Getty Images)

SCOTUS allows mail-in voting changes

Troy Farah

It's not yet clear how this will affect the midterms

Phinehas Yoon, Akira Jackson and Noah Toth in "It Ends" (Neon)

"It Ends" beat Hollywood at its own game

Coleman Spilde

Move over "Obsession," step aside "Backrooms" — Ullom's film fought to define Gen Z cinema

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth appears at the Iowa State Fair during a campaign event for Zach Nunn, the Republican candidate for Iowa's third Congressional District Zach Nunn (R) on Aug. 17, 2026. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Hegseth's path to 2028 is no joke

Amanda Marcotte

The defense secretary's tough-guy persona may be exactly what wins over white evangelical voters

Some colleges and universities are transitioning to asynchronous learning via technology through management systems like Canvas (Hill Street Studios/Getty Images)

Being fired for resisting tech saved me

Susan Shapiro

Pushed out of academia by new requirements, I beat the system and helped my students

An excavator plows through land during construction for a section of border wall near Santa Elena Canyon on August 14, 2026 in Big Bend National Park, Texas. Contractors have begun construction of the Trump administration’s 30-foot southern border wall through Big Bend National Park. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Texas GOP cornered by Big Bend backlash

Alejandro Serrano, Gabby Birenbaum - The Texas Tribune

Most of the state’s GOP leaders have hedged on the White House's plans for the region

President Trump (center) waves the green flag to start the inaugural grand prix in D.C. to close this summer's 250th celebration. Those joining him in the VIP box included Melania (right) and Donald Trump Jr. and his wife Bettina Anderson. (Pool / Getty Images)

Freedom 250 ends at full throttle

CK Smith

The inaugural DC IndyCar race capped a summer of Trump-style elaborate celebrations for America's 250th birthday

President Trump touts himself as a friend of the farmers and ranchers. Current proposals have them in deep MAGA-red states questioning their support for Trump. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

Trump's beef plan angers ranchers

CK Smith

Republicans warn cheaper imports could hurt American cattle producers, doing little to fix the long-term shortage

Children are increasingly using more AI in classrooms. The Education Department is calling for more while also calling for "guardrails" without defining them. (The Washington Post / Getty Images)

Kids are AI "guinea pigs" in classrooms?

CK Smith

The education secretary says AI can transform learning, even as evidence about its effectiveness remains limited

Rachel Campos-Duffy and Sean Duffy attend the Uber America250 Party on July 02, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Uber)

Sean Duffy's Great American Road Grift

Melanie McFarland

Tag along with this YouTube road trip if you want to see America through a boring, MAGA lens

Ulrich Siegmund, the AfD's top candidate in Saxony-Anhalt, campaigning in July 2026. (Hendrik Schmidt/picture alliance via Getty Images)

What if the fascists win in Germany?

Andrew O'Hehir

Friedrich Merz's "firewall" hasn't stopped the rise of the ultra-MAGA AfD. It's time for a new strategy

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on Aug. 7, 2026. (Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

Trump makes the world go nuclear

Heather Digby Parton

The president's behavior toward Iran and North Korea has incentivized other countries to develop nuclear weapons

After losing internet third spaces due to social media, there is now an effort to bring them back. (Richard Drury/Getty Images)

The internet is losing its third places

Alex Galbraith

Does anyone know where to hang out online anymore?

A photo of late Cambridge professor Jason Arday. (Photo by Chris RADBURN / AFP via Getty Images)

Jason Arday and new plagiarism politics

Roger J. Kreuz - The Conversation

The controversy over Arday’s work reflects an ongoing trend of ideological opponents levying plagiarism accusations

Controversial radio host Alex Jones continues to battle previous rulings against him for his claims that the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary in 2012 were staged. (Sergio Flores / Getty Images)

Court slashes Alex Jones damages

CK Smith

A Texas appeals court upheld the verdict but dramatically reduced the damages Jones must pay to Sandy Hook families

Pete Hegseth has a long-standing animosity with the group of people he once considered himself part of. He continues to restrict press access. (Oliver Contreras / Getty Images)

Pentagon targets "Stars & Stripes"

CK Smith

The military paper has served troops and their families for generations and Congress protects its independence

Alan Ritchson and Shailene Woodley in “Motor City.” (Courtesy of Independent Film Company.)

Cinematic silence's undeniable power

Melanie McFarland

Whether in Charlie Chaplin's classics or action films like "Motor City," sometimes the best dialogue is none at all

Majorie Taylor Green, Tucker Carlson and Donald Trump in 2022 before the pair split from the President over what constitutes MAGA policies. (Rich Graessle / Getty Images)

MTG unloads on Trump in social media war

CK Smith

Greene defended Carlson as a serious 2028 contender and accused Trump of betraying the movement that elected him

CNN conservative pundit Scott Jennings speaks at the Ashley's BBQ Bash fundraiser hosted by Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, on Aug. 23, 2025 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Scott Jennings is Trump’s last coup

Sophia Tesfaye

How CNN transformed the conservative pundit into MAGA’s loudest mouthpiece

Terrance Cole, Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration holds a folder reading "Fentanyl free America" during a news conference with law enforcement officials outside the federal courthouse in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on July 20, 2026. (Photo by Leonardo MUNOZ / AFP via Getty Images)

The DEA is a bigger joke than ever

Troy Farah

The same agency accused of letting fentanyl flow freely in the U.S. is now probing Hayden Panettiere's death

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